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Yes, crazy! Wow! A Sikorsky S92 helo is tasked with making the grab during the booster stage descent. And the Electron rocket engines are 3D printed.  https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream/ Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | ||
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The space launch and exploration innovations being made by private industry firms is astounding. Exposes NASA as a bumbling overly expensive and inefficient beauracracy. The tricky helo recovery is a miss today but they have a backup ocean recovery procedure. Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Unfortunate the Sikorsky catch didn't happen today. An ocean retrievel is not considered a fail per se, however. | |||
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Fascinating! Thanks for posting. _____________________________ "The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin | |||
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You don't know the half of it. I did a bunch of jobs for them and have seldom seem more incompetents gathered together in the same place. They even make Homeland Security look like a bunch of hard workers. | |||
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No incentive to turn a profit or finish the job on time. Worked at a place like that. Spending someone else's money was fun. I was just a worker, not in management. | |||
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Here's a successful mid-air catch made for the first time 6 months ago. The catch itself was a success, although the Sikorsky pilot decided to subsequently release the cargo when the heli felt strange compared with previous test catches. | |||
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